diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChangePreferences.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ChangePreferences.tsx
index cf7fec0..a9e198d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ChangePreferences.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChangePreferences.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { myToast } from "../utils/toastify";
 
 const getInitialTheme = () => localStorage.getItem("theme") || "light";
-const getInitialUnit = () => localStorage.getItem("unit") || "celsius";
+const getInitialUnit = () => localStorage.getItem("unit") || "metric";
 
 interface Props {
   onClose: () => void;